1. Bibliography
Marchetta,Melina.Jellicoe Road.2008.New York,NY: HarperTeen.ISBN:0061431834
2.Plot Summary
Three factions of teens, the Townies,the Cadets,and the Jellicoe students,led by their morose housemaster,Taylor Markham, plot and strategize endless and confusing war games in the Australian outback.
3.Critical Analysis
Dense,unnecesarily difficult,and utterly inaccesible,this novel will prove rewarding to only the most determined and experienced teen and adult readers. This cryptic and baffling book is possibly miscategorized as a teen novel because the complexity and structure of the novel make it better suited for college students and academic study.
4.Review Excerpts
Booklist
"The complexity of the backstory will be offputting to younger readers, but those who stick it out will find rewards in the heartbreaking twists of Marchetta’s saga."
School Library Journal
"While the novel might put off casual readers, patient, thoughtful teens will remain to extract clues from the interwoven scraps of Hannah's narrative."
5.Connections
Recommended for the most advanced students only, this book has little to draw in and capture the attention of most young adults.
However, teens who finished this novel might enjoy other difficult books about adolescent societies such as:
Golding,William.Lord of the Flies ISBN:0140283331.
Knowles,John. A Separate Peace. ISBN:0743253973
In addition,the gifted student who enjoys the experimental structure of this book might also delve into the works of Proust, Melville and Faulkner.
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